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"A canoe that can paddle itself with robotic arms, leaving the operator free to take a deep breath, sit back, and concentrate on not capsizing." https://hackaday.com/2025/09/01/robotic-canoe-puts-robot-arms-to-work/ As I enjoy paddling, this doesn't do it for me. However, drone re-supplies...

Spending 139 days with my two brothers would be much more of a feat than rowing 9000 miles.

Yeah, but I didn't see any Grummans or OCAs!

Wow! Lots of disappearing boats, followed by impressive recoveries!

Interesting (to me) tidbit: I was on a weeklong trip in Bowron Lakes back in the 80s with my 16' Wenonah WWC1 (fast but deep--sit and switch). My partner was in an 18'6 solo kayak, which he had used on a 30 day solo kayak trip in Alaska. A couple of days into the trip, he was frustrated that...

I shipped a 52" carbon bent shaft from Bozeman to SLC last year, and it cost me $50 via UPS, as it was oversize. I've seen a $50 shipping charge on several commercial websites.

Thinner and siltier is right! It's amazing that such a prominent river can be so shallow. No report or vid, just some memories and a few pix. Here's a pic of some of the canyon rapids:

Certainly not high, we portaged the big stuff. Down lower it gets pretty thin--a couple of inches lower and we'd still be dragging our boats.

On the same trip. Yes, that's snow, 12 July. (Hilleberg Jannu)

Horton River, Northwest Territories. This was our bug/cook tent. MEC Mantis, which they don't make any more.

Horton River, Northwest Territory. Just got back. Oh, that's the Arctic Ocean there.

Ancient canoe replica tests Paleolithic migration theory "In 2019, the team constructed a 7.5-meter dugout canoe called "Sugime," built from a single Japanese cedar trunk, using replicas of 30,000-year-old stone tools. They paddled it 225 kilometers from eastern Taiwan to Yonaguni Island in the...

Years back I raced the Cross Sound race from Alki Point to Bainbridge Island, about a 4 mile crossing. We were in a Wenonah SCR, decked with plastic, friends (who beat us) were in a decked Wenonah 18 Jensen. It's rather interesting paddling race boats in such big water, dodging ferries. We did...

Sample, 1:50,000, downloaded as .tiff.

Try this one: https://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/vector/index/index_pdf/,and https://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/raster/canmatrix2/ You can download full maps and (maybe?) print them at a printer. A friend formats them for more reasonable printing in Photoshop.

Throughout the West there are invasive species check stations, usually near state lines, and I get checked 2-3 times on the highway between home and my daughter's (Montana, Idaho and Washington). Although they do check the canoe(s), if they're dry and haven't been in a known source, I'm good to...

One of my partners makes them out of pita bread. Simple and really tasty.

Just finished the second one yesterday. I'll take a break with Blood River before tackling the third. Good stuff.

Bean bag rounds are effective too!

I got the Jannu, a two person tent. I like it, but haven't had it in horrendous conditions. I bought it for my Barrenlands trips. I bought it instead of the Nammatj thinking it would be quieter in winds with fewer unsupported panels. I've been kept awake several times in Mt Hardwear tents (not...